Public official

Elaine Hays

This page lists only public roles and public actions, each with its source. Why.

Offices

City Councilmember (Place 1), City of Amarillo

Minutes of this period call the seat "Councilmember No. 1". Re-sworn May 14, 2019. Term ended when the successor was sworn in.

May 16, 2017 – May 11, 2021

Events

May 22, 2017KVII reports camera inconsistencies at Amarillo's eight red-light camera intersections
Aug 15, 2017City Council votes to renew the American Traffic Solutions contract and add cameras
Jul 24, 2018Council approves $110,000 Advanced Metering Infrastructure consulting contract with SL-serco
Jan 15, 2019Council authorizes $29.5 million Texas Water Development Board loan application for AMI
Jun 11, 2019City Council approves the AEDC's $3,517,405 land purchase at South Georgia Street and Loop 335
about Sep 2019FY2019/20 rate set at $0.38851; budget adopted 4-1
Sep 24, 2019Council adopts FY2019/20 budget ordinance amending water and sewer rates, 4-1
Sep 24, 2019FY2019/20 budget ordinance raises the landfill fee from $30.00 to $32.00 per ton
Oct 1, 2019FY2019/20 budget includes a 7% water and sewer rate increase, 4% of it for automated metering
Apr 14, 2020Council approves $617,620 DSHS contract for the COVID-19 public health response
Sep 15, 2020FY2020/21 budget ordinance raises the landfill fee from $32.00 to $33.50 per ton
Dec 8, 2020 – Dec 15, 2020City Council adopts Ordinance No. 7898 rezoning the 110.39 acres
Jan 26, 2021Council creates Reinvestment Zone No. 12 and approves Amazon tax abatement and incentive agreement, each 4-1
Mar 23, 2021City Council approves Cacique tax abatement and AEDC location incentive agreement, 5-0

Council votes

Roll calls recorded in the City Council's minutes, May 11, 2021 – Aug 25, 2026. All members' votes · How these are counted

Period	Votes	Aye	Nay	Lone nay	Abstain	Absent	With majority
May 2021 – May 2023	2	2	0	0	0	0	100%

Decisions where Elaine Hays did not vote aye

None recorded: every vote Elaine Hays cast in the minutes covered here was aye.

Sources

1.ABC 7 investigation finds inconsistencies in Amarillo red light cameras — KVII ABC 7 Amarillo, May 22, 2017 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependent
2.City of Amarillo Annual Budget, Fiscal Year 2019-2020 — City of Amarillo, Oct 1, 2019 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026primarySubject-authoredAdopted budget book (re-hosted 2026). Cover notice text is font-garbled in the PDF; the record vote of the governing body is legible. Narrative covers the 2016 bond election and rate history 2008-2020.
3.City of Amarillo Annual Budget, Fiscal Year 2020-2021 — City of Amarillo, Oct 1, 2020 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026primarySubject-authoredIncludes the Local Government Code 102.007 cover notice (levy change, record vote, rate table).
4.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2017-05-16 — City of Amarillo, May 16, 2017 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "ITEM 4: The Oath of Office for the incoming Mayor and Councilmembers was conducted by the Honorable Nancy Tanner."
5.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2019-05-14 — City of Amarillo, May 14, 2019 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "ITEM 3B: The Oath of Office for the incoming Mayor and Councilmembers was conducted by the Honorable Laura Hamilton, Amarillo Municipal Court."
6.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2021-05-11 — City of Amarillo, May 11, 2021 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "ITEM 2C: The Oath of Office for the incoming Councilmembers was conducted by the Honorable Laura Hamilton."
7.Amarillo voters send a message with Saturday vote — High Plains Public Radio, May 8, 2017 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026newsIndependentStates: "Demerson and Nair were both defeated by two-to-one margins, by financial planner Elaine Hays and businessman Howard Smith, respectively."